Thursday, July 7, 2011

Samsung Galaxy S II Mobile Phone

The Samsung Galaxy S II (or Galaxy S2) is an Android smartphone that was announced by Samsung on February 13, 2011 at the Mobile World Congress and is currently the second thinnest Dual-Core smartphone in the world (surpassed only by the NEC Medias which will only be released in Japan).

The Galaxy S II is the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S. It features a 1.2 GHz dual-core SoC processor, in either Samsung's own Exynos SoC (GT-i9100 model) or Nvidia's Tegra 2 SoC (GT-i9103 model). It has 1 GB of RAM, a 10.8 cm (4.3 in) WVGA Super AMOLED plus display and an 8 megapixel camera with flash that can record videos in full high definition 1080p. It is one of the first devices to support Mobile High definition Link (MHL), which allows up to 1080p uncompressed video output with HDMI while charging the device at the same time. Support for the USB On-The-Go (USB OTG) function was also specified and confirmed on this device.

Continued support for the MKV format container was confirmed. From this, it could also be suggested that both the Sorenson codec and FLV format container will also be continually supported the same as was available on the previous generation Galaxy S device.

Up to 1080p video resolution playback is supported both on Exynos and Tegra 2 respectively, although unlike the Exynos 4210, Tegra 2 has been stated to not support 'high profile' encoded h.264 video.

Samsung Galaxy S 2 Review

Reviews of the Galaxy S II have been positive. Engadget gave the device a 9/10, calling it "the best Android smartphone yet" and "possibly the best smartphone, period". CNET UK gave the device a favorable review of 4.5/5 and described it as "one of the slimmest, lightest mobiles we've ever had the privilege to hold."[53] TechRadar gave the device 5/5 stars and describes the devices as one that "set a new bar for smartphones in 2011.

Samsung Galaxy S 2 Awards

In June 2011, the phone won the award of 'Hottest New Phone for 2011' at the Mobile Industry Awards 2011.